October, 2022 - Iraq Bulletin

Crewed mission to the International Space Station launched by NASA and SpaceX

EditorOctober 6, 2022

October 6, 2022

The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and SpaceX successfully launched Crew-5 to the International Space Station (ISS), Chinese news agency Xinhua reported. Launch Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida was the scene of the launch of the Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon Endurance spacecraft......

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More floods in Australia as Sydney records wettest year since 1858

EditorOctober 6, 2022

October 6, 2022

As authorities braced for major floods in Australia’s east on Thursday, Sydney recorded its wettest year in 164 years. More heavy downpours are expected over the next three days. For the first time since records began in 1858, Australia’s largest city has recorded 2,200 mm of rain in a year......

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Nobel Prize for quantum physics shared by three physicists

EditorOctober 5, 2022

October 5, 2022

This year’s Nobel Prize in physics awarded to three scientists for their work on quantum information science, which has significant applications, such as in encryption. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences cited Frenchman Alain Aspect, American John F. Clauser, and Austrian Anton Zeilinger for discovering how unseen particles can be......

Health

38th World Congress of Sports Medicine to be held in Dubai

EditorOctober 5, 2022

October 5, 2022

Dubai has been selected as the host city for the 38th edition of the World Congress of Sports Medicine in 2024 by the International Federation of Sports Medicine (FIMS). The announcement follows the UAE’s successful participation in the 37th edition of the congress held in Jalisco, Mexico during September 2022,......

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Blue alert has been issued by China due to a cold wave

EditorOctober 5, 2022

October 5, 2022

The China Meteorological Administration renewed its blue alert for a cold wave on Tuesday, forecasting big temperature drops and gales across large parts of the country. National Meteorological Center forecasts 6 to 10 degrees Celsius temperature drops in parts of southern China from Tuesday to Thursday. As a result, some......

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Drought lingers in Western California as winter approaches

EditorOctober 4, 2022

October 4, 2022

In the past three years, California has been experiencing its driest winter in history, and state officials say they expect the trend to continue. Friday marked the end of an official water year that saw record rainfall in October and the driest January-to-March period on record. Scientists believe that as......

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New Indian Air Force light combat helicopter is formally inducted into service

EditorOctober 4, 2022

October 4, 2022

In a ceremony held at Air Force Station, Jodhpur in Rajasthan, Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh officially inducted the indigenously-developed Light Combat Helicopters into the Indian Air Force. LCH will be inducted into the 143 Helicopter Unit. Prachanda is the brand name for LCH. The induction of LCH not only......

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Pakistan flood victims face food crisis – UN

EditorOctober 4, 2022

October 4, 2022

In the next three months, about 5.7 million Pakistani flood survivors will face a serious food crisis, the United Nations warned Monday. A top United Nations official announced an increase in the humanitarian appeal for Pakistan to $816 million, from $160 million, due to rising death tolls from disease. During......

Health

New cholera outbreak kills at least seven people in Haiti

EditorOctober 3, 2022

October 3, 2022

In a surprise return of cholera to Haiti, officials reported on Sunday that at least seven people had died as a result of it. During a 2010 outbreak, 10,000 people died as a result of the disease, which was blamed on a United Nations peacekeeping force. Reuters reported that Haiti......

Business

Abu Dhabi Finance Week 2022 to bring together global financial leaders

EditorOctober 3, 2022

October 3, 2022

The Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) and the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED) announced the Abu Dhabi Finance Week (ADFW), which will take place between 14th November, 2022, and 18th November, 2022. ADFW will build on the emirate’s position as a global hub for financial services following the......